It is sad that independent broadcast is not an option anymore, but at least now there are other options. Podcasts and streaming radio offer a truly global audience and no startup costs.
CFLs do worse when inverted, and worse when subjected to vibration. Ceiling fans are hard on incandescent bulbs, too. I plan on upgrading my 2 death-crazed ceiling fan bulbs to LEDs really soon.
The 7 year lifespan is based on a light duty cycle with the bulb upright and uncovered. You lose life by enclosing it, inverting it, vibrating it, as well as normal variation in bulbs. Even with optimal conditions you would normally see 7 year bulbs start failing a few years in.
You'd have to be careful. If it was profitable to fill a truck with landfill bulbs and drive across state or country lines you can bet it will be done.
The same thing happened with cd and dvd. At first blanks were expensive (and generally half the capacity) but once it became the dominant media the economies of scale kicked in.
I'd say if Bluray becomes the dominant media (which isn't certain, I happen to think discs are doomed) we'll see spools of blanks for $20, just like the last two times.
I bought a router, plugged it in, and it starts broadcasting as Linksys. I go to my computer and there are 3 unsecured Linksys APs visible. How do I know which one is mine? If I pick the wrong one do I really need to go to jail?
I go visit my next door neighbor and he says "Yeah, I have an unsecured Linksys router. Go ahead and use it, that's what it's there for!" How do I tell which one of those 3 I have permission for? Again, if I pick the wrong one do I really need to go to jail?
Let's simplify. There is only one Linksys AP. I have permission from the owner. A 2nd person sets up an AP the same way - my computer will automatically connect, and will look the same to me. I will have absolutely no idea I'm using one I don't have permission to use. Do I now go to jail? For something someone else did?
Maybe you are used to these shows on a SD feed, which would tend to blur this. Another possibility is your TV is higher res than the dvd and the upscaling artifacts are visible.
There are a lot of applications I have seen. At my work there are controlled documents that have code-enforced standards and workflow. Validation of data, naming conventions, file location, pdf copy filed somewhere else, email notification, etc. All built in to a template. It isn't how I would have designed it, but it works.
I think a lot of people wouldn't mind "renting" unlimited music for the right price. Say for $10/month I'd bet most people would be OK paying forever.
Of course, that would require pretty strict DRM. Apple would have to scrap the whole "rip audio CD" thing, which would be a dealbreaker for me at least.
I got COBRA coverage but was unable to keep paying the premiums. They were nearly $1000/month at a time when I was unemployed.
Of course I'm griping about not being able to get coverage. They were happy to take my money when I was young and healthy, now they want to leave me with nothing. That is a scam. And it can happen to anyone. It could happen to you. You could be diagnosed with cancer and have your policy rescinded. You could lose your job or company healthcare and run out of money and be forced to drop coverage to feed and house yourself.
There are a lot of ways to make it work. A successful show could pay for itself with product placement, and this doesn't have to be offensive. Alternatively, a 5 second ad at the beginning of the show might be sufficient. We are talking about a global audience, nearly zero distribution cost. You'd make a profit on less than a penny a viewer.
I lost my job in the tech bust, lost my health care, nearly lost my house. It only took 8 months of unemployment to do that. Could happen to anyone. I didn't qualify for any free health care. I looked into it extensively. I got bronchitis which developed into pneumonia from lack of care, I ended up with several thousand dollars owed to the hospital and permanent lung damage.
I paid my premiums for 20 years, never got sick, and the one time I needed health care it wasn't there for me through no fault of my own. Now I can't buy insurance at all since I have a pre-existing condition. For me, and millions of other Americans, the system is broken.
I can't believe it's legal for insurance companies to take premiums from healthy people and then refuse coverage when you start to need it.
I don't buy it. If the city spent half a billion on a business park with free/subsidized rent for some kind of industry like biochem, aerospace, tech, or whatever they would make a lot more money. Think of all those employees, tens of thousands of them. All of them needing someplace to eat, shop, live, etc.
Half a billion on a stadium that is vacant 90% of the time seems like a fraudulent waste of tax dollars. The only reason it happens is it makes a very few politically connected people very rich.
When 25 years ago, a VCR costs around $500, and a prerecorded movie STARTED at $25, can we really complain about the price of HD Media?
Certainly. VCRs were competing with nothing. HD players are competing with easy piracy, nearly-there legal downloads/streaming, $40 dvd players, $10 dvds, as well as legions of failed/failing formats like laserdisc, VHS, etc. where equipment and media are very nearly free.
When there was no option people grudgingly paid outrageous prices for players and media. Now there are many options. You can't get away with it anymore.
Now that there is nobody pushing hd-dvd there will never be cheap burners or cheap media for the format. I'm thinking optical discs are doomed in any case. Who is going to bother with blu-ray when 10TB drives are $99?
That is a total scam. I'm with you there. The only thing I've ever even heard of that doing is installing a virus when somebody tried playing the wrong porn file. I don't think it's looking for codecs, I think it's looking for DRM license bs. I have seen.avi files that try to get you to pay for a license to view the file through WMP.
How lame is that anyway? It says "looking for codec" for something like xvid and doesn't find it?!
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It is sad that independent broadcast is not an option anymore, but at least now there are other options. Podcasts and streaming radio offer a truly global audience and no startup costs.
CFLs do worse when inverted, and worse when subjected to vibration. Ceiling fans are hard on incandescent bulbs, too. I plan on upgrading my 2 death-crazed ceiling fan bulbs to LEDs really soon.
The 7 year lifespan is based on a light duty cycle with the bulb upright and uncovered. You lose life by enclosing it, inverting it, vibrating it, as well as normal variation in bulbs. Even with optimal conditions you would normally see 7 year bulbs start failing a few years in.
You'd have to be careful. If it was profitable to fill a truck with landfill bulbs and drive across state or country lines you can bet it will be done.
The same thing happened with cd and dvd. At first blanks were expensive (and generally half the capacity) but once it became the dominant media the economies of scale kicked in.
I'd say if Bluray becomes the dominant media (which isn't certain, I happen to think discs are doomed) we'll see spools of blanks for $20, just like the last two times.
How in heck would you prosecute this? Especially with that "purposely" clause?
All anyone would have to do is lay out a scenario like above and there is reasonable doubt.
Why have an unnecessary law on the books, especially one that is impossible to enforce?
I bought a router, plugged it in, and it starts broadcasting as Linksys. I go to my computer and there are 3 unsecured Linksys APs visible. How do I know which one is mine? If I pick the wrong one do I really need to go to jail?
I go visit my next door neighbor and he says "Yeah, I have an unsecured Linksys router. Go ahead and use it, that's what it's there for!" How do I tell which one of those 3 I have permission for? Again, if I pick the wrong one do I really need to go to jail?
Let's simplify. There is only one Linksys AP. I have permission from the owner. A 2nd person sets up an AP the same way - my computer will automatically connect, and will look the same to me. I will have absolutely no idea I'm using one I don't have permission to use. Do I now go to jail? For something someone else did?
Who do I ask? All I see is 9 "LINKSYS" WAPs, all on the same channel. 3 of them have no security. Who do I ask? How?
Oh no, not the probes! There is nothing more unreasonable than a Slylandro probe.
Maybe you are used to these shows on a SD feed, which would tend to blur this. Another possibility is your TV is higher res than the dvd and the upscaling artifacts are visible.
There are a lot of applications I have seen. At my work there are controlled documents that have code-enforced standards and workflow. Validation of data, naming conventions, file location, pdf copy filed somewhere else, email notification, etc. All built in to a template. It isn't how I would have designed it, but it works.
I think a lot of people wouldn't mind "renting" unlimited music for the right price. Say for $10/month I'd bet most people would be OK paying forever.
Of course, that would require pretty strict DRM. Apple would have to scrap the whole "rip audio CD" thing, which would be a dealbreaker for me at least.
I got COBRA coverage but was unable to keep paying the premiums. They were nearly $1000/month at a time when I was unemployed.
Of course I'm griping about not being able to get coverage. They were happy to take my money when I was young and healthy, now they want to leave me with nothing. That is a scam. And it can happen to anyone. It could happen to you. You could be diagnosed with cancer and have your policy rescinded. You could lose your job or company healthcare and run out of money and be forced to drop coverage to feed and house yourself.
There are a lot of ways to make it work. A successful show could pay for itself with product placement, and this doesn't have to be offensive. Alternatively, a 5 second ad at the beginning of the show might be sufficient. We are talking about a global audience, nearly zero distribution cost. You'd make a profit on less than a penny a viewer.
It's surprising that nobody has done this. It would be a great selling point for investors and customers alike.
Are there any companies like this? I'd like to invest in such a company.
They're actually fairly likely to be brought back to life...by a mad scientist who needs an enslaved zombie horde.
You are absolutely wrong.
I lost my job in the tech bust, lost my health care, nearly lost my house. It only took 8 months of unemployment to do that. Could happen to anyone. I didn't qualify for any free health care. I looked into it extensively. I got bronchitis which developed into pneumonia from lack of care, I ended up with several thousand dollars owed to the hospital and permanent lung damage.
I paid my premiums for 20 years, never got sick, and the one time I needed health care it wasn't there for me through no fault of my own. Now I can't buy insurance at all since I have a pre-existing condition. For me, and millions of other Americans, the system is broken.
I can't believe it's legal for insurance companies to take premiums from healthy people and then refuse coverage when you start to need it.
Police don't always pay the price for illegal actions. From traffic violations to murder, police are let off the hook far more often than civilians.
I don't buy it. If the city spent half a billion on a business park with free/subsidized rent for some kind of industry like biochem, aerospace, tech, or whatever they would make a lot more money. Think of all those employees, tens of thousands of them. All of them needing someplace to eat, shop, live, etc.
Half a billion on a stadium that is vacant 90% of the time seems like a fraudulent waste of tax dollars. The only reason it happens is it makes a very few politically connected people very rich.
It's five different words. 'you' is a duplicate.
When there was no option people grudgingly paid outrageous prices for players and media. Now there are many options. You can't get away with it anymore.
Now that there is nobody pushing hd-dvd there will never be cheap burners or cheap media for the format. I'm thinking optical discs are doomed in any case. Who is going to bother with blu-ray when 10TB drives are $99?
What about this?
I've seen these sort of things many places to discourage hobos more than deer or whatnot.
That is a total scam. I'm with you there. The only thing I've ever even heard of that doing is installing a virus when somebody tried playing the wrong porn file. I don't think it's looking for codecs, I think it's looking for DRM license bs. I have seen .avi files that try to get you to pay for a license to view the file through WMP.
How lame is that anyway? It says "looking for codec" for something like xvid and doesn't find it?!
Oh great. If everyone carries cash for everything guess what next week's headline will be.
MUGGINGS UP 300%!!